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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord (2003-2007) Maintenance and Repair
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Replying to: djm2 (Dec 15, 2005 1:09 am) (2) Did you purchase a Honda extended warranty? No, I bought a Honda for reliability. American Honda is pretty fair about replacing/fixing items that are premature failures. I don't think anyone will dispute the fact that transmission failure at 51k is considered premature. My car has a full service record at the dealer where I purchased the car new. You took a gamble and you lost! If I bought a Ford, GM, or Chrysler I would agree. Those companies typically do not stand behind their product like Honda. I trust Honda will replace the transmission for free since they recognized the problem early w/the 2nd gear recall. IMO, I think Honda will extend the transmission warranties to 100k on the +'03 V6 Accords like the 99'-01' Odyssey campaign. And yes, I am also a victim of 2 transmission replacements in my '00 Odyssey.
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Replying to: blackexv6 (Dec 15, 2005 4:45 am) If I bought a Ford, GM, or Chrysler I would agree The Hondas lines have had transmission problems for more than a decade. They've had to extend warranty to 100K mi. on many models. You bought a known problem car with trans problems.
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Replying to: blane (Dec 14, 2005 2:57 pm) Wheel alignment was out on 3 wheels, rear right really bad.....great Hunter machine brought all to specs...it was intersting to watch. Air pressure was fine in all tires . Took it for a drive with service mgr and car still pulled to the left. Went back and switched front tires...left to the right side and right to the left side. Took the car for test drive again and now pulls to the left side. The verdict as suspected.....crappy Michelins Pilot HX MXM4. Planning to replace with BF Goodrich Traction T/AV 91V, had great luck with these or Bridgestone Turenza LSV Also, first tank gave me 450 km ( 64.7 l tank )....I am averaging 650 km on my 330i ( 63 l tank ) both cars are rated approx same for gas consumption. Service mgr drives same car but a Coupe V6 and best so far he got is 500 km.....what is going on ???????? Regards, Webby P.S. Wife loves the car ! |
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Hey guys, I just bought an automatic V6 sed and I was reading some of your problems and wanted to say I too had a pull to the right on my Accord V6 but rather then checking alignment, the dealer just needs to switch the front two tires that are on your car and see if the pull happens the opposite way. If it does, whichever way it is pulling is the bad tire. This is such a common problem that the dealer actually stocks extra crappy Michilins Pilot Hx MXM4 and all other Michilins so they can "replace" them. Do not ask to get your alignment done if this happens because you will waste the dealer's money paying his Tech to do a unnecessary and time-consuming job. BTW, the dealer ain't gonna do it even if you ask but don't waste your energy over this despite your enthusiasm for your new car. I am coming from a V4 Integra so I am not worried about any sluggish down shifting of this transmission and infact, I am praying to the Honda gods to keep my tranny and everything else safe from early malfunction. I would advise you all to do the same becasue you know that if you wanted a strong V6 (counting the Tranny) you would buy a Nissan V6 cuz they practically "specialize" in strong V6 engines. Hondas, at the moment, doesn't specialize in anything except maybe fit n finish despite historically being great at 4 cyl vehicles. If you run your V6 like a V4 while in traffic and like a Prius by letting off the gas completely when you see a red light in the distance, we hopefully won't have a Tranny (nor brake) problem. Pray hard! 
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Replying to: mamamia2 (Dec 14, 2005 6:02 pm)
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I haven't posted here in a while but Ive had luck before so here it goes. I ran out of gas yesterday (first time I've ever done that but stupid nonetheless) in my 03 accord. I didnt think I was out of gas because the check engine light had just gone on so I attempted to restart the car 3x (thinking maybe it was bad gas or something) and it started all three times but would stop immediately. I called honda care and they brought out 2 gallons of gas. It started right up but now the engine light is on....not the "check engine" or whatever that thing is that comes on every 10k. Any help would be appreciated.
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Replying to: daavo (Dec 16, 2005 3:10 am) |
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Replying to: blackexv6 (Dec 15, 2005 4:45 am) |
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Replying to: bmr123 (Dec 15, 2005 5:50 pm) Try it out with the trip odometer as well. That takes a long time to update between clicks in cold weather too.
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Replying to: punchperm (Dec 16, 2005 8:07 am) 
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